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| 04/11/25 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 05/16/24 - Home | 6-1 W |
| 05/06/24 - Away | 10-0 W |
| 05/18/23 - Away | 5-0 W |
| 05/08/23 - Home | 12-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
New Ulm is 8-2 against St. Peter since May of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Eagles will square off against the Saints at 5:30 p.m. New Ulm is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
It was a Battle of the Birds when New Ulm duked it out with Waseca on Thursday. The Eagles' pitchers stepped up to hand the Bluejays a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Eagles have won six games by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Peter, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Worthington on Thursday as they made off with a 9-3 victory. The Saints not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 8th (when they won 12-4).
Auden Anderson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Ashley Liebl and Courtlynn Spessard did most of the damage at the plate: Liebl went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double, while Spessard got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Those three stolen bases gave Liebl a new career-high. Tatum Kennedy also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
St. Peter hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least three batters in three consecutive matches.
New Ulm's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average this season. As for St. Peter, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
New Ulm skirted past St. Peter 1-0 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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